Milling Your Scrap
Instructor: Sara McGraw
Prerequisite: Metalsmithing 1
Limit: 8
Duration: 6 Hours
Quantity
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Item
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$5 Studio Fee is included in your tuition.
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10 oz or more
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Silver scrap (sterling preferred, some fine silver okay - avoid using Argentium and separate it out of your scraps, if possible)
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1
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wire cutters
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1
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4 or 5 inch jeweler’s saw frame
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1 dozen
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2/0 jeweler’s saw blades
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1 each
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220, 320, 400, 600 grit sandpaper (loose or on sanding sticks)
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1
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1/2 round Habilis file, cut #00
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1
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Needle file set, cut 0 (used to carve ingot molds - I recommend buying a cheap set HERE rather than using your higher quality metal files)
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1 or more
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Charcoal soldering block (soft or compressed - 5.5” x 2.25” or larger)
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1
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Eye protection, clear
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OPTIONAL
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Diamond bur set
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OPTIONAL
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abrasive wheels (1 set)
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OPTIONAL
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mandrels for rubber wheels (above)
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OPTIONAL
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Didymium safety glasses
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From Home: apron and N95 face mask
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10/23/2020 SM
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We encourage you to obtain your supplies well in advance of your workshop.
Click HERE for some of the suppliers we work with!
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